Leni Zumas’ second novel, “Red Clocks,” unfurls in a parallel America just a wrinkle in time away from our own. Because the archives offer only tiny glimpses of her life, Ro is forced to fill in gaping holes with her imagination. “Red Clocks” drops us into Susan’s shoes with a schedule of tiny, mind-numbing tasks that bog her down: "Wipe down table. “Red Clocks” ends up feeling like an enjoyable puzzle that is fundamentally unsolvable, some of its pieces playfully misplaced along the way. Little, Brown and Company Leni Zumas "Red Clocks" Leni Zumas "Red Clocks" (Little, Brown and Company)“Red Clocks”Leni ZumasLee Boudreaux/Little, Brown & Co.: 368 pp., $26

Source: Los Angeles Times January 12, 2018 18:56 UTC